[President_Elect_Shang]

Good thoughts MR Floppy and thank you. I also want to include the interdiction effect into the Mod. That is why I am asking for help on this one, maybe I should explain how I understand the interdiction effect as working and this may help out others to point out my error:

1) It is an “effect” not a “function” likes shields. A unit that has powered down or has no engines may raise shields but will not get the “benefit” of the interdiction effect.

2) Any unit that does not have a drive field and thus does not have the interdiction effect suffers x10 damage from any missile with a warhead of: Nuclear, Anti-Matter, Advanced Anti-Matter.

3) Some "units" get the interdiction effect due to station keeping drives.

Is this right?
3rdE Revised rulebook P#19 rule 03.11.07: “A starship which shuts down (deactivates) all of its engines has a 360 degree field of fire but loses the missile interdiction of its drive.”

So nothing about shields, thus my point (the reason my spirits got crushed) is that to mod in the Interdiction Effect we would need to (1) use a SE4G ability other than shields or (2) accept that the interdiction effect will not work as it should and push ahead (now that I have a new deadline I think it can be done) or (3) let the idea go (as it means wondering too far off cannon to accomplish), maybe not for good, but at least for now.

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Mr Floppies I just wanted to touch on your comment about the shields and the interdiction effect. The drive field that provides the effect extends past the point of the shields. Remember that the interdiction effect is not a “shield”; all it is doing is “shorting” out the missile guidance and “fooling” it into detonating the warhead early. If shields extended past the drive field than to play the game you would first have to apply the missile damage at x10 against shields then reduce damage until the Last engine is destroyed, then increase damage back to x10.

[ February 05, 2004, 16:41: Message edited by: President Elect Shang ]